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Trump administration stalls and may scrap U.S. ‘startup’ visa for entrepreneurs
Foreign entrepreneurs hoping to work in the U.S. on a “startup visa” have had their hopes dashed after an anonymous source inside the government said the already approved visa rule might not come to fruition after all. According to an article published by the San Francisco Chronicle and another in the Wall Street Journal on ...
Uber embarks on six-month plan to make things right, starting with tipping option
The sudden departure late Tuesday night of Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Travis Kalanick makes anything else happening at the embattled ride-hailing giant look pale in comparison. But earlier Tuesday, in an effort to regain the public’s confidence after a long period of turmoil, Uber said it has embarked on a “180 Days of Change” mission ...
President Trump calls on tech leaders to help spark ‘technology revolution’ in government
President Donald Trump Monday met with 18 of the world’s most prominent tech executives for the first of the American Technology Council meetings, calling for them to help improve government use of technology. “Government needs to catch up with the technology revolution,” Trump told a cast of industry leaders, including Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Satya ...
Report: Reddit is looking for $150M in funding at a $1.7B valuation
Reddit Inc. is looking to rise $150 million in a fundraising that would boost its valuation to $1.7 billion, according to a report published by Bloomberg. The San Francisco-based discussion website has been around since 2005, when it was founded by University of Virginia students Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian. The site, while controversial due ...
This is how cheap it is to create and disseminate fake news
It may be tricky to make a lie look credible by having it published thousands of times in media that looks legit. But it doesn’t cost very much. So says a new report by cybersecurity firm Trend Micro Inc., which shows how inexpensive it is to make a profound impact with fake news, the scourge of ...
Bancor sets ‘initial coin offering’ record, raising over $150 million
The Bancor Project Monday raised approximately $153 million in an “initial coin offering” of the digital currency Ether, according to its website. “In what is now a historic Token Generation Event, 10,885 participants contributed 396,720 Ether,” Bancor wrote. Ether is the native currency on the Etherium platform. The original timeframe was only one hour, but the ...
Uber’s No. 2 exec departs, CEO may take a leave as board approves Holder report proposals
Acting on an investigation of Uber Technologies Inc.’s management and culture, the ride-hailing giant’s board of directors said Sunday it will “implement all of the recommendations” of its completed report, though it’s not entirely clear yet what they are. One thing’s certain as of Monday: Emil Michael, Uber’s senior vice president for business and the lieutenant ...
Tech leaders will trek to White House – again – this time to improve government IT
Leaders of the tech industry will head to the White House on June 19 for the inaugural meeting of the American Technology Council, just weeks after the Trump administration’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate accord was almost universally slammed by tech giants. According to Bloomberg, tech executives will discuss issues concerning cloud computing and ...
Apple’s ‘Planet of the Apps’ panned by critics as a show with an identity crisis
Apple Inc.’s first episode of its new video series Planet of the Apps played out pretty much like you’d expect if you saw the trailer: Tech entrepreneurs are complimented and cut down to size in a formulaic piece of reality-TV craftsmanship that melds “The Voice” and “Shark Tank.” The premise of the show, available on iTunes, ...
Uber fires 20 employees following sexual harassment investigation
Uber Technologies Inc.’s investigation into claims of sexual harassment and discrimination is not yet over, but one thing was certain Tuesday: Twenty of its staff have just been let go as a result of the probe. A summary of the investigation, a consequence of allegations made by female staff that a pervasive and toxic “bro culture” ...
